"I understand, I understand, you did a good job, I will send you a big red envelope when you come back."
Lei Weidong was very happy to learn that the two major trademarks of BMW and Mercedes-Benz were successfully registered. These two trademarks with oriental culture were obtained by him. If Mercedes-Benz and BMW want to enter the mainland market, they will have to change their names. .
Although Mercedes-Benz and Bayer are also good, they are much worse than BMW and Mercedes-Benz. At least they are not as smooth as BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
If they still want to call these two names, don't blame Lei Weidong's forty-meter machete for being sharp.
"Mr. Lei, if you encounter something good, please tell me." Seeing the joy on Lei Weidong's face after answering the phone, Lee Iacocca asked with a look of wisdom flashing in his eyes.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that my car trademark application was approved - BMW and Mercedes-Benz. BMW specializes in mid-range cars and competes with Poussin.
Mercedes-Benz focuses on high-end products and competes with Germany's three major brands: Audi, Mercedes and Bayer. "
"The ideal is good, but Mr. Lei, it is impossible to produce cars comparable to the three major brands just by purchasing the production line. You need professional designers and skilled supporting workers, and this is what we at Chrysler can provide of."
This time he went to Xiangjiang to find Lei Weidong. Lee Iacocca was not only satisfied with selling the production line to Lei Weidong. For Chrysler, selling several production lines to Lei Weidong had nothing to do with the overall situation.
The best way to change Chrysler's predicament is to enter the mainland market.
The north is no longer viable, and Volkswagen is likely to dominate with official support. Only in the south, Chrysler still has a glimmer of hope, as long as it can enter the mainland market.
It doesn't take more than a few hundred thousand sales a year to silence the company's shareholders. If it can continue to grow, his position in Chrysler will be as stable as a mountain.
"I don't know how you want to support Mr. Iacocca?" Lei Weidong knew that what Li Iacocca said was right. If you only buy a production line to produce luxury cars comparable to several major manufacturers, you would be looking down on those giants. .
Let’s not talk about the era of gasoline cars, let’s talk about the era of electric cars that can overtake in corners. Everyone only looks at Tesla’s popularity around the world, but they don’t see that it took more than ten years of gestation.
Tesla was established in 2003. By 2012, Tesla had only sold 2,250 cars in a full decade.
Relying on countless limelights, it only started to make initial profits in 2013, and it only started to become popular around the world in 2017, leveraging the original automobile market.
As for the others!
Whether it’s a counterfeit drug that will return to China tomorrow, or a big guy who wants to get involved in everything when starting a real estate business, they all underestimated car manufacturing and thought they would imitate Tesla’s model if they had money. The result...
Regardless of whether they can succeed, even if they succeed, they will not reach the heights of Tesla, because the automobile giants have already entered the electric vehicle market, just like Volkswagen.
Although its sales volume is not as good as Tesla's, it sold more than 400,000 electric vehicles in 2021, ranking second in the world, far surpassing those new car-making forces.
"Of course it would be best if we can take a shareholding. Even if we can't, we can still cooperate with the car model manufacturer. I wonder if Mr. Lei has confirmed your car model. If not, Chrysler can bring out the latest models to tackle the mainland market."
Lee Iacocca rolled his eyes and smiled.
"The models have been ordered for a long time, and even the appearance patents have been applied for. The domestic models have been released, and the European and American models will still have to wait for a while, but it will be soon.
Mr. Iacocca, would you like to see the renderings? "
"Show me." Lee Iacocca nodded and stretched out his hand.
As the head of Chrysler, although Lee Iacocca doesn't understand car design, he can still determine whether a car will sell well. Even if it is not 100%, it is still 100% sure.
As for the patent matter mentioned by Lei Weidong, Lee Iacocca expressed his belief that a businessman like Lei Weidong who has made great achievements in the shopping mall cannot give loopholes to competitors. If there is any loophole, it is either poison or a trap.
"sure!"
Lei Weidong nodded, took out a stack of paper from the safe in his office, handed it to Li Iacocca and said, "Look slowly, there is plenty of time."
"This this!"
Looking at the renderings on the document, Lee Iacocca couldn't help but open his mouth. The size could fit a fist as big as a sandbag into it, and his saliva flowed out, but Lee Iacocca didn't care, all his energy They were all attracted by the renderings.
The BMW Vista was okay. Lee Iacocca could tell at a glance that it was an upgrade based on Poussin.
It's just that the scale is relatively large and has been changed beyond recognition. If Lei Weidong hadn't said that this model was based on Poussin, Lee Iacocca would never have guessed that there was something like Poussin in it.
This is almost a brand new car.
As for another Mercedes-Benz!
Lee Iacocca never imagined that the shape of the car could be designed like this, it was so beautiful.
No way, when the Passat B5 sedan came out in 1996, it was hailed as Volkswagen's flagship product, raising the value of mid-level sedans to unprecedented heights.
It has set off a sales frenzy all over the world, not to mention that Lei Weidong's model is a more generous and improved model aimed at the domestic market.
It comes out now ten years ahead of schedule.
It directly crushed the models of major manufacturers into rubbish.
We must get this model, even if we can't get it in the Mainland, we must get the sales rights in Europe and the United States.
Lee Iacocca was trying to calm down, but his mind was spinning rapidly.
Lei Weidong's factory has not yet been established. No matter how fast it is, it will take a year and a half or even two years to roll off the first car, and because of production problems.
It would be good if it can meet the needs of the mainland and Hong Kong.
The even bigger European, American and Japanese markets are dominated by Chrysler.
Lee Iacocca can guarantee that if Chrysler launches such a car in the North American and European markets, even if it cannot take the first place in sales of high-end cars, it will still achieve the top three results.
Xiaoshuting app
With this model in hand, even if he abandons the mainland market, he can still secure his position as the head of Chrysler. It is not a bad idea to improve Chrysler's ranking in the automotive industry by one place or even challenge Ford.
"How is it, Mr. Iacocca, how do you think of the renderings of my design?" Lei Weidong asked with a smile, looking at Lee Iacocca with his mouth wide open.
""Mr. Lei, this, was this designed by you? "Lee Iacocca also thought about how to get the model at the minimum cost or poach the designer with a high salary.
These days, the attractiveness of the beautiful country to Asia is huge. Lee Iacocca believes that as long as he uses a green card plus a high salary and a villa, he can definitely poach this talented designer.
Unexpectedly, the designer turned out to be Lei Weidong himself.
This is troublesome. No matter how high the price paid by Chrysler, it cannot poach billionaires.
"yes!"
Lei Weidong nodded. This was a model that would only appear in more than ten years. As a copycat, he accepted it as a man of integrity.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Lei is not only a businessman, but also a talented designer. No wonder you want to enter the automobile industry." Lee Iacocca sighed.
"With these two models in hand, one million sales is just the starting point. If the scale can keep up, tens of millions of sales will not be a dream."
"So, Lao Li, if you want to cooperate, you should do it as soon as possible. If you wait until my factory is built, it will be too late." Lei Weidong laughed and said,
"Don't even think about imitating them. The ones above are all patented. If you touch them, my lawyers are not vegetarians."
"Don't worry, you are a billionaire. No one in Hong Kong, Europe or the United States wants to offend a rich man unless absolutely necessary. However, I need time to discuss it with the board of directors."
"Okay!" Lei Weidong nodded, "However, I can only give you one week. After that time, I will cooperate with others. I believe that both the public and the Japanese will be happy."
"rest assured!"
Lee Iacocca knew that Lei Weidong had brought out the masses and Japanese idiots to put pressure on himself, but there was nothing Lee Iacocca could do.
Even if Lei Weidong does not cooperate with any automobile manufacturer, directly introduces production lines from Siemens and other companies, and recruits people from major companies, he can still build a factory.
money!
For people like Lei Weidong, who holds billions in cash, it is just a number.
As for sales!
With these two models in hand, he is afraid that there will be no sales. At least the mainland, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia are his world.
To understand this, Lee Iacocca could only pat his chest and promise Lei Weidong that he would give Lei Weidong an answer within a week and that Chrysler would cooperate with Lei Weidong with the utmost sincerity.
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Central District Police Station, Office of the Deputy Commissioner.
"Bang Bang Bang!"
"Come in!"
Uncle Biao was imitating Huang Bingyao and used the .38 with the bullet removed to scratch an itch, when he heard a knock on the door and shouted casually.
"Uncle Biao, look for me."
Chen Jiaju opened the door and came in, looking at Uncle Biao with a smile on his face.
"Jiaju is here, sit down quickly."
Seeing Chen Jiaju come in, Uncle Biao smiled and asked him to sit down.
Chen Jiaju was not polite and sat directly opposite Uncle Biao.
"Jia Kui, the eucalyptus in Sai Kung is beautifully completed. The director is very happy and said he would reward you, if it weren't for the fact that you wanted to follow me to Yau Ma Tei to recommend you to participate in the assessment of senior inspector."
"Uncle Biao, it doesn't matter to me whether the value rises or not, as long as I can catch the thief. Besides, I have been with you for such a long time. Thanks to you for taking care of me.
When you go to Yau Ma Tei, how could I not follow you? "
Although Chen Jiaju is reckless, he is not stupid. He knows that Uncle Biao, the director, is his backer. In addition, Yau Ma Tei belongs to Yau Tsim District, and there is a quasi-big man like Lei Weidong.
Even if you get into trouble and get yourself into trouble, there will still be people watching.
Unlike the Central District, without Uncle Biao, if he causes trouble, the sky will not respond, and the earth will not work.
"Hehe, you still understand me!" Uncle Biao was very satisfied with Chen Jiaju's answer and said with a smile, "I called you here because I have something to trouble you. Do you know Count XX?"
"Count XX, I know."
Chen Jiaju nodded, recalling the glorious years before, and said, "When I was a detective again, I helped him retrieve several antiques, as if they were called God's Arms and could save world peace.
In fact, they are antiques used for sacrificial rituals, which are only liked by history-loving people like the Earl, but they are actually of no use at all. "
"It can't be useless. At least he remembered you and gave you the task." Uncle Biao smiled and took out a file from the drawer of his desk with a bright red top secret seal on it and said:
"Do you know about ***gold?"
"I've heard that before Germany's defeat in World War II, they hid a lot of gold and jewelry in order to make a comeback."
Chen Jiaju nodded.
"***Gold" is a topic of concern around the world.
There are only two sources of it. One is the bank gold and various rare treasures, cultural relics and works of art plundered from the conquered countries when the German army conquered Europe.
The other is the wealth that the Nazis plundered from the Jews, including rings and gold teeth from the Jews.
The wealth was hidden in Europe and North Africa during the latter part of the war.
Unlike those ancient treasure legends, gold is real and has been discovered.
The most amazing of them all is the "Treasure of the Mox Salt Cave".
This is a salt cave located in the Thuringia province in western Germany.
It is said that a US military team found hundreds of sacks of money and a heavy iron door in the salt cave.
Because there were no tools, the small team did not dare to act rashly, so they reported to the superiors, and the frontline commander General Patton immediately sent engineers to support them.
Subsequently, the U.S. military blew open the large iron gate and found a huge warehouse inside. Under the illumination of searchlights, the veterans were amazed by the scene in the cave.
It was filled with gold and silver jewelry, including more than 8,000 shiny gold bricks, 50 large boxes of gold bars, and more than 1,000 bags filled with various gold coins.
In addition, there are countless jewelry, famous paintings, antiques and other valuable items.
No one knows how much wealth the U.S. military found in the salt cave. They only know that it was a lot. It is said that it took dozens of trucks to haul this treasure and handed it over to the Allied forces for management. It was used to provide compensation for the families of fallen soldiers and to compensate for the German war of aggression. victim.
But that's certainly not all.
The Allied generals must have made a fortune. It is said that General Patton's death was related to gold. He knew too much.
"The reason the count is looking for you is because of gold."
As he spoke, Uncle Biao opened the file and handed it to Chen Jiaju, saying: "In the early days of World War II, Germany was a formidable tiger. It not only occupied France, annexed Poland, but also invaded the Soviet Union and North Africa.
In North Africa, the German army commanded by Rommel defeated the greater number with fewer troops and fought from Tunisia to Egypt, only dozens of roads away from the Egyptian capital.
However, he was still blocked by the people of Eagle Country.
Later, due to the defeat in the war with the Soviet Union and the participation of the beautiful countries in the war, the Germans had to withdraw from the North African battlefield.
However, before evacuating, the Germans buried hundreds of tons of gold and jewelry stolen from North Africa in a secret base in the Sahara as a way to build a foundation. "
"Gold in North America, Uncle Biao, doesn't this information say that gold and jewelry were scraped and shipped from Europe? How did it end up in North Africa?" Chen Jiaju pointed at the information and refuted Uncle Biao's words.
"Do you think it's possible to rob something in Europe and transport it to the desert of North Africa to hide it? If you want to make a comeback, hiding it in Germany is not a good idea. Why would you choose something far away?"
As for the information, just read it, and you would be a fool to believe it.
Calling gold European is nothing more than trying to seize the gold. Regardless of whether it is found or not, it is first necessary to occupy the moral high ground. For Europeans who are both robbers and gentlemen, this is a normal operation.
As for who the real owner of the gold is, whether he is a brother in North Africa or not, that is not a concern for European gentlemen.
"It seems so." Chen Jiaju nodded, admitting that Uncle Biao was right, and continued reading with the information.
"Uncle Biao, if you show me the information, you don't want me to find gold." After reading the information, Chen Jiaju had an ominous premonition. How could he show this top-secret information to a small policeman?
"clever!"
Uncle Biao nodded, gave Chen Jiaju a thumbs up, and said, "The Eagle Country people and the French people have been looking for this batch of gold for decades, so they gave up.
The dead horse became a living horse doctor and entrusted the count with the task of retrieving the gold.
Because you helped the Count retrieve the God's Arms, he thought of you and issued a mission to you through the Political Department, asking you to go to Europe to find him. "
"I was given a mission to find gold. Uncle Biao is in North Africa, not Xiangjiang. It is extremely difficult to find a person or treasure in Xiangjiang.
Looking for gold in North Africa is almost like looking for a needle in a haystack. Besides, it's a desert, so this bullshit mission is almost like facing death. "
"If it were easy, gold would have been found long ago, and it would still be here today. You know, if you could know about gold, you could get a huge bonus, enough to give you a lifetime of worry-free life."
Knowing that Chen Jiaju didn't want to go, Uncle Biao could only tell him the benefits and let him choose.
"How much can the bonus be? One million or two million." Chen Jiaju shrugged. Now he is a rich man, and he doesn't even care about millions.
"One percent reward for the treasure." Uncle Biao held out a finger.
"One percent, so little." Chen Jiaju shrugged, expressing disdain.
"It's quite a lot. This is hundreds of tons of gold plus jewelry. One percent is at least 3 tons of gold. Calculated at the current gold price, it's almost 40 million US dollars."
Uncle Biao shook his head, "And it's not that there are no clues. The person who buried the gold was an adjutant named Hans, and he brought a reinforced platoon of soldiers to perform the mission.
But then he disappeared.
His granddaughter is still alive and living in Germany. After you meet the count, you can pay her a visit. Maybe you can get some clues. "
Forty million dollars in legitimate income, and some clues.
Chen Jiaju, who could not refuse the temptation of 40 million US dollars, said, "Uncle Biao, I can go to Germany to meet the count first, and we will decide whether to accept the mission or not after the meeting.
I just want to ask, am I the only one on this mission? Will Lei Weidong also participate? "
"The superiors originally wanted Lei Weidong to go, but they gave up later."
"Give up, why, this is 40 million US dollars, can Lei Weidong refuse this temptation?" The temptation of 40 million US dollars was too great, Chen Jiaju did not believe that Lei Weidong could refuse.
"If there is no danger, Lei Weidong may participate, but it is a desert, a desert where he has a narrow escape from death." Uncle Biao said helplessly, "Lei Weidong is a billionaire.
Forty million is not much, but for Lei Weidong, it is only half a month's income. He can take risks for this little money. "
"Half a month's income is right." Chen Jiaju also smiled bitterly.
Lei Weidong is the king of land. The housing prices in Xiangjiang are constantly soaring. Lei Weidong can make hundreds of millions a month just lying there. It is not worth going to the desert for tens of millions of dollars to take risks.
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